A Paddle in the Park Kayaking

Job Title: Kayak business operator for May 10th to June 25th, 2012.

Qualifications: must have past guiding experience, preferably level one day guide or better.

Job description:

1) Schedule bookings for rentals, guiding, and tours.

2) Rentals: ensure waivers are signed, provide equipment safety demonstration, collect payment, and clean and put away equipment.

3) Guiding: ensure waivers are signed, provide equipment safety demonstration, look after clients needs, collect payment, and clean and put away equipment.

4) Lessons(optional): lessons are generally a small part of the business (10%). If you have Paddle Canada level one certification or better, you…

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There is a rescue lesson going on starting at noon. If you ever wanted to learn how to get back into a kayak after you fall out, this is a good time. We will be doing both a self and assisted rescues.

Learn to save your self and your friends. Phone e-mail to join the lesson it is $70

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I have a rule when kayaking that if you flip the kayak and i have to rescue you, You owe me a box of chocolates. With Chris is is a six pack of beer.

I was so close to to a box of chocolates today , I could almost taste it. I was taking two young fellows out on our two hour paddle. We had stopped to watch the seals sun tanning on an islet. I hear splash look over to see the kyook kayak on edge and the paddler half in the water. Thankfully the kyook is hard…

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Saw a you tube where an otter comes up to a kayaker. they are  shy around here. They do follow and watch us but never that close

Otter play with kayak

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Just came back from a web site workshop. Apparently adding content and updating you site keeps you higher on Googles’ list. I need to find something interesting to blog about so you can find our site. If any one out there reading this has a good kayaking related story please let me know so i can post it.

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Still working on the election web site for any questions concerns e-mail Chris directly at christophergraham3@gmail.com

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Click here to book

Google has added this little program you can now book your Kayak tour directly to the Calender any time of day. You still have to phone or e-mail for Rentals

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Yesterday Melissa took a lady named Sophie who is blind out kayaking. She is from Paris, France and is doing a documentary for a European public broadcasting company named Arte, where she travels around the world with her faithful guide dog, Pongo, having adventures. As you can imagine the logistics with 2 camera men, a sound guy and a director, all of them in kayaks. I think it was an adventure for all. They had Melissa and Sophie mic-ed so they recorded everything they said. I paddled one of the camera guys around. We were out on the water…

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Got to love Eddy! He has proposed some wonderful new trip concepts. The concepts have yet to be approved, but as long as you don’t tell.

They both involve the new Brentwood Bay launch site. The fist one involves a paddle to the world famous Buchart Gardens as well as a front row seat in your kayak for the fireworks.

The second is a sport and culture tour. We will paddle with an eye to the first nations heritage of the island. Thr highlight will be attendance at a first nation event.

What do you think??? Got…

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yep we are open!!! want to get out on the water. Melissa has already been in the water earning her kayaking instructor certificate. Those wanting to practice your skills should sign up for a class.

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